If you are a business owner, you probably follow certain standards within your business. I'm talking about those "rules" you set up and follow - your business etiquette.

Good ways to Procrastinate and when Procrastination might be good. I am writing this with the din of jackhammers in background. I am working on the weekend (surprising at that might be); feeling sorry for myself that I cannot get good quiet uninterrupted time in like I had planned. I thought I would write an article on Procrastination since that is what I am doing now. I have more important things to do (please don�t take offence). I am going into a heavy travel sched...

Lots of companies spend lots of time worrying about legal strategies when they should be paying attention to the quality of supervision in their company. Here's a better strategy.

How many times have you needed to call for a service such as carpet cleaning? Mechanic service? How about a more serious issue such as a flood service? Did you find that looking through the phone book just doesn�t give enough info and searching online pops up to many unreliable, irrelevant leads? Either way, I personally find it hard at times to find quality, fast reliable service. For instance, I thought word of mouth was the best way to get what I am looking for. So...

The value of business goodwill is in the throws of a major revival under the tent of mutual interest and partnership. This new business climate is focused on collaboration and reciprocation. To survive in today's worldwide growth and innovation game your company must seek alliances based on compatible differences.

There is first of all the issue of space which is typically at a premium in most organizations. Filing archives take up an ever increasing, and non-productive, share of the workspace.

Too often, participants in performance appraisal meetings seem awkward and uncomfortable. To some extent, that�s unavoidable � it�s always a bit awkward for one person to deliver a formal assessment of the quality of work performed by another. But following some simple suggestions can eliminate a lot of the awkwardness in performance appraisal meetings. Here are a couple of tips that will help put both players at ease. (In Part 2 of this article, I�ll provide some addition...

Following some simple suggestions can eliminate a lot of the awkwardness in performance appraisal meetings.

Here are four suggestions that will make the performance appraisal discussion more relaxed.

Does voice mail help or hinder your business? Here's how to leave messages that get results.